Weighing mechanism for slicing machines



Oct. 20, 1931. c. F. M. VAN BERKEL 1,827,917

WEIGHING MECHANISM FOR SLICING MACHINES Filed Jan. 18, 1928 Patented Oct. 20, 1931 1 327 917 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COBNELIS I. M. VAN BERKEL, OI WASSENAAR, NETHERLANDS, ASSIGNOR TO U. S. SLICING MACHINE COMPANY, OF LA PORTE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA WEIGHING MECHANISM FOR SLICING MACHINES Application filed January 18, 1928, Serial No. 247,509, and in Great Britain February 9, 1927.

This invention relates to slicing machines the machine, which base also carries the and has particular reference to machines of weighing device, contained within the casin this type having an automatic weighing de- 7. Above the casing 7 is a wei hing plat vice associated therewith. form 11, onto which the slices when out are The object of the present invention is to guided by a guide plate 1 carried bv a brack- 55 provide improved indicating mechanism for et 2. such weighin devices. The weighing mechanism proper com- To the attainment of this object I provide prises an oscillating shaft 12 mounted on a slicing machine with a weighing device knife edge bearings 13 and fitted with penduhaving indicating mechanism comprising a. lens resistants 14:. The shaft 12 is also proat, pair of indicators so arranged relatively to Vided with levers 15 which in turn carry the slicing machine as to be clearly visible knife edges 16 (see Fig. 3) on which rest to the salesman and buyer, respectively, beagate-stones 17. The said agate-stones 17 sides being non-obstructive to the slicing and are mounted in projections 18 formed upon 1 weighing operations, and means, comprisor secured rigidly to the under surface of as ing an extension of the weighing mechanism, the platform 11. An a erture 18 is prowhereby said mechanism is connected with vided in each of the promotions 18 throu h the said indicators. The indicator for the which aperture, the lever 15 passes (see buyer, or the indicators for both the buyer 3). At the bottom ends of each projection and salesman, may be associated with a sup- 18 a pivotal joint 19 connects said projection port for the slicing member; and, in the latto a check link mechanism 20 mounted on ter case, the two indicators are preferably the pedestal 21 of the respective knife edge made integral so as to form a single bifurcatbearing 13. ed pointer with which graduated scales are The oscillating shaft 12 is extended toward 25 associated. the front of the machine in the constructions 7 In order that my invention may be clearshown, the extended portion being supportly understood, two embodiments thereof, as ed in each case by a knife-edge bearing 22 applied to a slicing machine having arotary mounted on a frame 22 carried by the slicing knife, will now be described by way of exammachine 6.

ple and with reference to the annexed draw- In the construction shown in Fig. 1, the ings, i hi h end of the forwardly extended portion of the Fig. 1 is a side view of the slicing machine shaft 12 carries a bifurcated pointer, the arm showing the weighing device, partly in s 23 of which is arranged in front of a scale tion, and one form of indicating mechanism; 24, clearly visible to the buyer, whilst the arm 35 Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line A-B 23" co-operates with another scale 25, clearly (Fig. 1) with the reciprocating carriage re- Visible to the salesman. Both scales 24 and moved and the base of the machine broken 25 are mounted on the bracket 2, and, to seaway; cure rigidity, may be braced together. In

Fig, 3 i an nlarged view of a detail of cases where the web 2 of the bracket 2 tends 40 the weighing mechanism; to obscure the buyers view of the pointer arm Fig. 1 is a side view, partly in section, of 23" and scale 24, the said web can be slotted, another embodiment of my invention; and and be provided with a window 2*.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the embodiment In Fig. 4 a different arrangement of indishown in Fig. 4. cators is shown, the oscillating shaft 12 be- 45 Referring to the drawings, the slicing maing extended in both directions beyond the chine comprises a rotary knife 1 supported casing 7. by a bracket 2 and a reciprocating carriage For the use of the buyer, the appropriate 3 mounted upon guides 4, the whole being end of the shaft 12 is provided with a pointer t d b a ha d h l 5, Th bracket. 2 26, which latter is shaped so as to conform and guides 4 are carried upon the base 6 of to the disposition of a scale 27 mounted on the web 2 of the bracket 2. The indicator for the seller comprises a pointer 28 at the other end of the shaft 12, this pointer being enclosed by a housing 29 containing a graduated scale 30.

It will be understood that besides being a pplicable to a slicing machine having a rotary knife, my invention may be applied to slicing machines comprising a swinging arm and also to other known types.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:

1. In a. slicing machine having a frame, a slice receiver, weighing mechanism for weighing slices deposited on said receiver, and a duplex indicator for said weighing mechanism for indicating the weight of said slices both to the operator and the customer adapted to co-operate with stationary means on said slicing machine frame.

2. A slicing machine having a frame, a weighing device, and indicating mechanism for said weighing device comprising a pair of indicators so arranged relative to the slicing machine as to be clearly visible from opposite sides of said slicing machine and disposed in a position not to obstruct the slicing and weighing operations adapted to co-operate with stationary means on said slicing machine frame.

The combination with a slicing machine having a frame, a slice receiving platform, of weighing mechanism for indicating the weight of material deposited upon said platform, an extension connected with said in (heating mechanism, and a double indicator connected with said extension for indicating the weight of the slices in position to be visible from both the front and rear of said slicing machine adapted to co-operate with stationary means on said slicing machine frame.

4. The combination with a slicing machine having a slice receiving platform, of weighing mechanism for weighing slices deposited on said platform, said slicing machine having a slicing knife and a bracket for supporting said knife, an extension connected with said weighing mechanism, and an indicator carried by said extension and disposed adj acent said slicing knife bracket.

5. A slicing machine having a slicing knife, a bracket for supporting said slicing knife and a slice receiving platform, weighing mechanism for weighing slices deposited on said platform, an extension connected with said weighing mechanism, a bifurcated indicator carried by said extension, and a pair of co-operating indicating means on said bracket facing one to the front and one to the rear of said slicing machine and arranged to co-operate with the bifurcations of said indicator for indicating weight both to the operator and customer.

6. The combination with a slicing machine, of a weighing device for receiving slices from said slicing machine, said weighing device having a rod mounted to oscillate about an axis, said rod being extended toward the front of said slicing machine, and indicating mechanism carried by said rod in position to indicate to the customer the weight of material on said weighing device.

7. The combination with a slicing machine, of a slice receiving platform, weighing mechanism for supporting said platform, means for directing slices from said slicing machine to said platform, said weighing mechanism comprising a rod pivoted to rotate about an axis, said rod being extended to the front and rear of said slicing machine, and indicators connected with the opposite ends of said rod.

8. A weighing device for use in connection with slicing machines, comprising a supporting frame, a weighing platform, a casing for the weighing mechanism, an 05- cillating shaft mounted on knife edge bearings within said casing, means for operatively connecting said oscillating shaft with the weighing platform, pendulous means for resisting oscillation of said shaft acting in opposition to the weight on said platform, parallel guiding means for said platform and co-operating indicating means on said slicing machine frame and rod.

9. lVeighing mechanism for use in connection with slicing machines, comprising a weighing platform, an outer casing, an oscillating shaft mounted on knife edge bearings within said casing, means for operatively connecting the oscillating shaft with the weighing platform, pendulous means for resisting oscillation of said shaft arranged to act in opposition to the weight on said platform, and parallel guiding means for said platform, said oscillating shaft being extended beyond said casing and having a pointer carried on the extended portion thereof and arranged to co-operate with a graduated scale mounted on the slicing machine.

10. WVeighing mechanism for slicing machines, comprising a platform arranged to receive slices from said slicing machine, an oscillating shaft operated by said weighing mechanism, a graduated scale mounted at one side of said slicing machine, a pointer connected with said shaft arranged to co-operate with said scale, a housing mounted at the opposite side of said slicing machine, a pointer connected with said shaft arranged to oscillate within said housing, and a graduated scale on said housing co-operating with said last-named pointer.

11. The combination with a slicing machine having a slice receiving platform, of weighing mechanism for weighing slices deposited on said platform, said slicing machine having a slicing knife and a bracket for supporting said knife, an extension operatively connected to and actuated by said weighing mechanism, a plurality of indicators carried by said extension and disposed adjacent said slicing knife bracket, and means on said bracket to indicate a function of the article being weighed, said indicators co-operating with said last mentioned means for indicating the weight of the slices on said platform.

12. Weighing mechanism for slicing machines comprising a platform arranged to receive slices after they have been cut by the slicing machine knife, an oscillating shaft, means for o crating said shaft bythe load platform of said Weighing mechanism, a graduated scale adapted to be mounted on one side of said slicing machine, an indicating means on said shaft at one end thereof and co-operating with said scale, a second indicating means mounted on said shaft at the opposite end thereof, and a scale mounted on said Weighing mechanism co-operating with said last named indicating means.

13. The combination with a slicing machine, of a slice receiving platform, weighing mechanism for supporting said platform, said weighing mechanism comprising a rod pivoted to oscillate about an axis, said rod being extended to the front and rear of said slicing machine, and indicators connected with the opposite ends of said rod co-operating with scales on a stationary part of the slicing machine.

14. A slicing machine comprising a frame, a knife supported on said frame, a weighing platform adapted to receive the slices as they are cut by the knife, and co-operating means operatively connected to said frame and said weighing platform for indicating the weight of the slices deposited thereon.

In testimony whereofl have signed my name to this SB cification on this 21st day of December A. 1927.

CORNELIS F. M. VAN BERKEL. 

